Introduction to Decimal Fractions

Q. If the decimal point in a number is shifted one place to the left, the number becomes of the original number.

1. Twice
2. Ten times
3. $\frac{1}{10}$
4. $\frac{1}{100}$

Q.

The distance between the house and office of a lady is $2km350m$. Every day she walks from house to her office and then from her office to her house . Find the total distance covered by her in five working days .

Q. 16.37 and 18.97 are examples of which type of decimals?

1. Unlike decimals
2. Like decimals
3. Equivalent decimals
4. Simple decimals16.37 and 18.97

Q.

If 100 paise =1 rupee then how much is 1 paise in rupee?

If 10 mm = 1 cm then how much is 0.1 mm in cm?

1. 0.01 rupee and 0.01 cm
2. 0.1 rupee and 0.01 cm
3. 0.1 rupee and 0.1 cm
4. 1 rupee and 0.01 cm

Q.

Represent 12 hours and 45 minutes as a decimal.

1. 12.55 hours

2. 12.75 hours

3. 11.53 hours

4. 12.45 hours

Q. Which is the smallest possible decimal fraction up to three decimal places?

1. 0.101
2. 0.01
3. 0.001
4. 0.011

Q. 7 hours and 30 minutes is equivalent to

1. 7.5 hours
2. 7.25 hours
3. 7.30 hours
4. 7 hours

Q.

A car travels $228km$ in $3hours$. How far will it travel in $7hours$?

Q.

___ is the currency of Indian Money.

Q.

6 hours after 9:45 AM is:

1. 3:45 PM

2. 12:45 AM

3. Noon

4. 1:00 PM

Q.

Vineeta got ₹100 from her mother. She bought a book for ₹27.75, a pen for ₹18.10, and a colour box for ₹8.25. How much amount is left with her?

Q.

Distance of Anshs school is $1\text{Km}875\text{m}$ from his house and his fathers office is $12\text{Km}600\text{m}$. How much more distance does his father cover daily in going to office than the distance covered by Ansh for going to school each day?

Q. Anita was driving at a speed of $85.6km$ per hour The road had a speed limit of $55km$ per hour By how much should she reduce her speed to be within the speed limit?
[2 Marks]

Q.

Convert 140 hours to minute.

1. 8400 minute

2. 7400 second

3. 9000 minute

4. 8405 minute

Q.

How do you convert $\frac{5}{9}$ into decimal?

Q. A 10.5 m long wooden stick is cut into three equal pieces. Find the length of the smaller stick. (1 mark)

Q. Convert 7.08 litres to decimal fraction in its simplest form.

1. $\frac{277}{25}L$
2. $\frac{275}{25}L$
3. $\frac{177}{25}L$
4. $\frac{175}{25}L$

Q.

A train travels $720km$ in $8hours$. How much distance will it cover in $12hours$?

Q. Calculate the time shown on Varun's watch, when the actual time was half past $6$ in the evening.

1. $5:30$ p.m
2. $6:55$ p.m
3. $6:30$ p.m
4. $5:55$ p.m

Q.

Convert 140 seconds to minutes.

1. 7 minutes

2. 2.33 minutes

3. 6.38 minutes

4. 8 minutes

Q. Convert 7.08 litres to decimal fraction in its simplest form.

1. $\frac{275}{25}L$
2. $\frac{177}{25}L$
3. $\frac{175}{25}L$
4. $\frac{277}{25}L$

Q. Manu travels 5 km in 8.25 hours. What is the time taken by him to cover (2000 m +3000 m) ?

1. 8 hours
2. 8.5 hours
3. 8.25 hours
4. 7.25hours

Q.

Suppose you have to walk for 2.87 km to attend a party at your friend's home. If you have already walked for 1500 m, how many more kilometers do you have to go?

1. 1.17 km

2. 1.27 km

3. 1.37 km

4. 1.47 km

Q. It takes 5 min to move across a block. Find the time taken to move between the places(blocks) and match them.

1. 25 min
2. 50 min
3. 55 min

Q. There are 365.25 days in each year so every 5th year will have 366 days.

1. False
2. True

Q. Manu travels 5 km in 8.25 hours. What is the time taken by him to cover (2000 m +3000 m) ?

1. 8hours
2. 8.5 hours
3. 8.25hours
4. 7.25hours

Q.

Find the digit in the hundredths place in the number 562.3254.

1. 3

2. 5

3. 6

4. 2

Q. By shifting the decimal in 724.56 to two places left, we get 7.2456.

1. False
2. True

Q. Burst the bubbles in which the decimal has been shifted to the left.

1. 5.0 to 50
2. 2 to 0.2
3. 0.7 to 0.07
4. 1.45 to 14.5
5. 632 to 63.2
6. 500.5 to 50.05
7. 7.77 to 77.70
8. 11.11 to 1.111

Q.

If 100 paise =1 rupee then how much is 1 paise in rupee?

If 10 mm = 1 cm then how much is 0.1 mm in cm?

1. 0.01 rupee and 0.01 cm
2. 0.1 rupee and 0.01 cm
3. 0.1 rupee and 0.1 cm
4. 1 rupee and 0.01 cm